New Mexico State University
Academic Research Building C Room 101
Purchasing and Materials Management
Volume 1, Issue 3
Newsletter Date July 2013
New Purchasing Forms:
With new changes in procedures come
new forms; to ensure you have the
most updated form, please visit the
Administration and Finance Forms
page.
Vendor Resource Expo 2013
You are cordially invited to attend NMSU Purchasing and
Materials Management Vendor Resource Expo! It will be held
on August 7, 2013 at the NMSU Golf Course Club House from
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For your convenience we will have a
courtesy open shuttle to take you to and from the event.
Tentative pickup/drop-off locations will be at Corbett Center
and Hadley Hall.
http://www.nmsu.edu/~boffice/
forms/index.html
New Process Improvement:
Purchasing is scanning and emailing
all purchase order(s) directly to the
Departments. The purchase order(s)
will be e-mailed to the Banner
requisition requestor or a
departmental group e-mail (if
Purchasing is notified).
Be on the lookout for more information as the Vendor
Resource Expo approaches. Hope to see you there!
Copier Renewals
Copier Renewals (Spectrum, Xerox, PTS, DSI, Ricoh, etc.) for fiscal year 2014 will be processed
beginning July 18, 2013.
Unrestricted funds - Purchasing will be adding a line item to existing Purchase Orders for FY 14
expenditures.
Restricted funds – Purchasing will issue a new Purchase Order for FY 14 expenditures.
For funding changes, a funding change request form is required and must have all necessary approvals
for purchasing to process. Departments and Copier Suppliers will be sent a copy of the Purchase Order
once it is complete.
Upcoming Training Dates:
Banner Finance
8/7
Pcard Policies
7/17
Pcard Policies
8/14
https://trainingcentral.nmsu.edu/
Business Procedures Manual Changes
The Business Procedures Manual (BPM) has been updated and enhanced to reflect updated purchasing
thresholds and information related to the procurement card. We have also added a “Green Purchasing”
section. Please take the opportunity to go out and look at the chapter in its entirety to familiarize
yourselves with our new information.
The updates are found in Chapter 4 of the BPM and are available at http://www.nmsu.edu/~boffice/
bpm_2009/BPM_2009.html .
Pcard Deadline Reminders:
Cardholder Recon Deadline
July
7/10 & 7/24
Approver Deadlines
July
7/3, 7/17 & 7/31
New Assistant Director
Jack Provencio has been selected as the Assistant Director for Purchasing and
Materials Management. He has been with New Mexico State University for 19
years and has extensive knowledge in procurement. Congratulations Jack!
Central Property
Central Property has begun the preliminary work for the annual inventory process. More information will
be distributed in the next few months regarding training dates, scanning procedures and deadlines.
Unauthorized Purchases:
All purchases require an approved
Purchase Order or PCard payment
before goods or services are
obtained. Purchases not properly
authorized with an approved
Purchase Order or PCard maybe a
personal obligation of the person
originating such a purchase. Contact
Purchasing for assistance to avoid
initializing an unauthorized
purchase.
Material Services
The University Warehouse would like to thank all its customers for their patience and understanding
during the annual inventory closure. This year’s inventory was done in record time with minimal
corrections necessary. Great job Warehouse Staff!!
Please note that the Warehouse is open to new stock item requests for shop use. A form is available at
the Warehouse counter for consideration.
Certificate of Insurance
NMSU is insured through the State of New Mexico Risk Management Division. A new certificate of
insurance is available at the Purchasing website for the coverage period 7/1/2013 thru 6/30/2014.
http://www.nmsu.edu/~purchase/For%20Employees.html .
Meet our Staff
Meet Oscar Escarcega, our Inventory Control clerk for the Surplus Warehouse.
He has been an NMSU employee for over 14 years and counting. A few of the
departments that have enjoyed having Oscar as part of their team include
Housing, University Material Services and Central Property.
Vendor Questionnaire:
When a Department sends in a
vendor questionnaire to set up a
vendor on Banner, please provide
department contact information. This
contact will receive an email
notifying him/her once the vendor
has been setup.
Oscar is responsible for overseeing the surplus warehouse, receiving,
recording, relocating and selling excess surplus thru PublicSurplus.com. Oscar
greets everyone he meets him with a huge smile and makes everyone feel very
welcome. He was born in El Paso, TX and relocated to Las Cruces. He attended
Las Cruces High School. (Go Bulldawgs!) His hobbies include spending time
with his daughters, cars, drawing and riding his motorcycle.
Contact Information
Department:
Phone:
Main Email:
Website:
Risk Management
575-646-2916
[email protected]
http://www.nmsu.edu/~purchase/For%20Employees.html
Central Purchasing
575-646-2916
[email protected]
http://www.nmsu.edu/~purchase/
Vendors
575-646-2916
[email protected]
http://www.nmsu.edu/~purchase/For%20Vendors.html
Procurement Card
575-646-2916
[email protected]
http://www.nmsu.edu/~purchase/PCard/index.html
Central Property
575-646-3139
[email protected]
http://property.nmsu.edu/
Surplus Warehouse
575-646-3129
[email protected]
http://property.nmsu.edu/
Material Services
575-646-1550
[email protected]